Wednesday 16th August 2017

Difficult start to the month but hoping to be back with a bang today after a few days off
16:20 Salisbury - Milky Way 4/1

1 Point Each-Way

This lightly race five year old returned to the track recently with a very encouraging run, even given he looks open to improvement being by Galileo. Also Ryan Moore takes over from a less experienced jockey in the saddle and it is very hard to see him out the frame with a repeat performance of last time let alone if he shows expected improvement.

Viking Hoard 33/1

0.5 Points Each-Way

In the same race as above I'm having a saver on Viking Hoard. Even though he has disappointed recently his best two runs to date have come at this course, also Jim Crowley is on board today which is interesting. Worth a small bet each way at a big price.

Betfred paying 4 places if you can get on there.


20:40 Kempton - DUTIFUL SON 20/1

 0.5 Points Each-Way

 There was a few in this contest that interested me and I expect Plant Pot Power and Zefferino to both go well. Especially having seen support for the grade dropper Zefferino. However, one at a bigger price gets the vote here, in the shape of Dutiful Son. He likes it at Kempton with 5 course wins to his name and he looks to have dropped to a dangerous mark here, coming into this contest 1lb lower than his last win here over 6f at the end of March. He drops a grade here after running respectively in a hot class 3 contest last time out and the booking of Jamie Spencer suggests connections think he may be able to strike off this mark.

Betfred are also paying 4 places in this race.

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